fstobdf(1) - Linux man page

Name

fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server

Synopsis

fstobdf [ -server server ] -fn fontname

Description

The fstobdf program reads a font from a font server and prints a BDF file on the standard output that may be used to recreate the font. This is useful in testing servers, debugging font metrics, and reproducing lost BDF files.

Options

-server servername
This option specifies the server from which the font should be read.
-fn fontname
This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated.

Environment

FONTSERVER
default server to use

See Also

xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), fslsfonts(1)

Author

Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices

Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

Referenced By

x(7)